Blotter



Patented Dec. 15, 1942 UNITED STATES TE'E FE-IQE.

' ,2,3o5,097 V f BLOTTER Solomon Miller, Rittman, Ohio Application September 22, 1941, Serial No. 411,922

6 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in blotters.

The object of the invention is to provide a blotter for use on check books, or the like, having stubs, whereby both the check and the stub can be blotted thereby. It pertains more particularly to a blotter having an advertisement on the upper face thereof, and so arranged that the lower face of the blotter can be brought into engagement with both the check and the stub without disfiguring the upper face of the blotter.

Another object of the invention is to provide a blotter of this character which can be readily attached to a check book and the blotter proper removed for placing a fresh one therein, without removing the device from the check book.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheap and effective blotter of this character having certain details of structure and combination of parts hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure l is a top plan view of a check book I with my improved device attached thereto, with the blotter proper swung out of position;

Figure 2 is a plan view, showing the blotter swung in a position to cover the stub and not the check;

Figure 3 is a plan View, showing the blotter swung in a position covering the check;

Figure 4 is an enlarged edge view, showing the check book partly broken away;

Figure 5 is a plan view of Figure 4, partly broken away.

Referring now to the drawing, l represents a U-shaped spring clip member adapted to pass around the bound edge 2 of the check book 3 and frictionally held thereon. The ends of the clip I are provided with laterally turned ears 4 and 5 having openings 6 therein. Passing through the openings 6 are the hooked ends 1' and 8 of the bail 9, and whereby said bail is free to swing in the ears to the two positions shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawing. The outer cross bar ll], of the bail 9, has pivotally mounted thereon a U-shaped clip ll, having spring arms l2 between which a blotter I3 is firmly held, as clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawing.

The blotter I3 is preferably of the double face type with a blotting surface on one side and a glazed surface on the other side, upon which may be printed any desired form of advertisement. The bail 9 is of such a length that it ex- The blotter i3 is of a length approximately that of the check, so that the entire surface may be blotted. The blotter, midway its length, is scored, or otherwise weakened, so that it can readily be folded, as will be later described.

The blotter is more particularly designed for use on pocket check books, but could be used on any type of check book. In use, the check is made out and the bail, carrying the blotter, is swun over so that the blotting face is brought into contact with the check and blots the same. The previously used stubs are then folded back, so that the stub of the check just drawn is exposed through the bail 9, for making the proper entry thereon. The bail is then swung upwardly and the blotter folded on the scored, 0r weakened, portion and the clip II oscillated on the cross bar ID of the bail 9 to bring the lower face of the outer end of the blotter over the stub, so that the same may be properly blotted.

In the use of this device on a pocket check book, when folded, the ball is swung inwardly, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, and the blotter folded on the weakened or scored portion, bringing the two advertising surfaces together when the check book is folded.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. The combination with a check book having stubs, of a clip adapted to be secured to the bound edge of the check book, an elongated bail substantially equal to the dimensions of the stub pivotally mounted on said clip, and a blotter substantially equal to the dimensions of the check pivotally mounted on the free end of the bail, whereby the blotter can swing over either the check or stub.

2. The combination with a check book having stubs, of a clip adapted to besecured to the bound edge thereof, an elongated bail substantially equal to the dimensions of the stub pivotally mounted on said clip, a clip pivotally mounted on the free end of the bail, and a blotter substantially equal otthe dimensions of the check and pivotally mounted on the last mentioned clip, whereby the blotter can swing over either the check or stub.

3. The combination with a check book having stubs, of a clip adapted to be removably secured to the bound edge thereof, an elongated bail substantially equal to the dimensions of the check pivotally mounted on the ends of the clip and adapted to straddle the check book, and a blotter pivotally mounted on the free end of the bail,

whereby the blotter can swing over either the 4 check or stub.

51. The combination with a check book havin stubs, of a clip adapted to be removably secured to the bound edge thereof, an elongated bail substantially equal to the dimensions of the stub pivotally mounted on the ends of the clip and adapted to straddle the check book, a clip pivotally mounted on the free end of the bail, and a blotter substantially equal to the dimensions of the check and pivotally and removably carried by the last mentioned clip, whereby the blotter can swing over either the check or stub.

5. The combination with a check book, of a clip secured to the bound edge thereof, outwardly extending ears carried by the ends of the clip, a

bail pivotally mounted in said ears and adapted to straddle the check book, a clip pivotally mounted on the free end of the bail, and a blotter carried by the last mentioned clip.

6. The combination with a check book, of a clip adapted to be removably secured to the bound edge thereof, outwardly and laterally turned ears carried by the ends of the clip and provided with openings, a bail having hooked ends secured in the openings in the ears and adapted to swing over and straddle the check book, a clip pivotally mounted on the free end of the bail, and a blotter removably carried by the last mentioned clip.

SOLOMON MILLER. 

